THE DISNEY GALLERY GRAND OPENING RARE 1987 JOHN HENCH SIGNED ART PRINT

Description: For That Special Disneyland Disney Gallery Collector The Disney Gallery New Orleans Square Disneyland Commemorative 1987 Grand Opening Art Print Hand Signed With A Mickey Mouse Drawing by Renowned Disney Artist John Hench This Is A Very Unique Disneyland History Collectable In Excellent Condition! The Disney Gallery at New Orleans Square opened in 1987 and closed its doors in 2007. It was the only location in the entire park that was listed as both an attraction and a merchandise location on the Park’s Map. The Cast Members who worked the location were from the Disneyland Merchandise division, but were specially trained to run the Gallery as a Disney Museum. Cast Members were encouraged to give guests free tours of the Gallery, informing visitors of the facility’s rich history and provide information about the current exhibtion. This 1987 Grand Opening Disney Gallery Commemorative Art Print is not only Signed by John Hench but, he added a cute Drawing of Mickey Mouse! This special piece of art Measures 38"tall x 21”wide We have had this John Hench Signed The Disney Gallery - New Orleans Square Commemorative Grand Opening Art Print since 1987. This Disney Gallery Art Print has been stored “flat” and has never been rolled up. The image is in excellent condition for being 32+ YEARS OLD! The ebay winning bidder will have the choice of having this fine piece mailed either “Rolled” in a sturdy mailing tube for $69.95, or “Flat” packaged safely for $160. In order for it to be mailed “Flat”, the buyer must make notification prior to shipping. John Hench attended the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, along with the San Francisco California School of Fine Arts and the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. In 1939, he joined Disney at the old Hyperion Studios as a sketch artist in the story department working on Fantasia. Over his early career, he moved from “story” to “background” to “layout” and then on to the “special effects” department where his special effects work on "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" won an Oscar in 1954. That same year, John Hench left the Studio to work at what is today known as Walt Disney Imagineering, where his first assignment was to design attractions for the original Tomorrowland in Disneyland. Later in 1960, John worked closely with Walt Disney in developing the pageantry, opening and closing ceremonies for the VII Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley, as well as attractions for the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair. He later helped master plan Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland and develop ideas for theme parks, including Disney’s California Adventure, Animal Kingdom, and Tokyo Disneyland. John Hench was also Mickey Mouse’s official corporate portrait artist, having painted Mickey’s portrait for the 25th (1953), 50th (1978), 60th (1988), 70th (1998), and 75th (2003) birthdays. In 1999, John Hench celebdrated his 60th year working with the company. John Hench died February 5, 2004, in Burbank. As an Eternal Flame-Bearer and Senior Vice President of Walt Disney Imagineering, John Hench carried on Walt’s ideals and standards. You are bidding on The Disney Gallery 1987 Commemorative Grand Opening Art Print Signed by John Hench only. The other illustrations of John Hench or his other illustrations are included for informational purpose only and not a part of the ebay sale. We are willing to work on the price for this item, therefore we have listed it as a BUY-IT-NOW item, and you also have the opportunity to MAKE-AN-OFFER! We have also been going through a large number of Disney Memorabilia boxes containing thousands of items that we have collected over the past 45 years! Take a look at our “OTHER ITEMS” and then mark our “Ebay Store” as one of your favorites. We will continue to add more Disney Memorabilia Items often! The Disney Gallery New Orleans Square Disneyland Commemorative 1987 Grand Opening Art Print Hand Signed With A Mickey Mouse Drawing by Renowned Disney Artist John Hench This Is A Very Unique Disneyland History Collectable In Excellent Condition! DESCRIPTION For ThatSpecial DisneylandDisneyGalleryCollector TheDisneyGalleryNew Orleans SquareDisneylandCommemorative1987GrandOpeningArt PrintHand SignedWith AMickey MouseDrawingbyRenowned Disney Artist John HenchThis Is A Very UniqueDisneyland HistoryCollectable InExcellent Condition! The Disney Gallery at New Orleans Square opened in 1987 and closed its doors in 2007. It was the only location in the entire park that was listed as both an attraction and a merchandise location on the Park’s Map. The Cast Members who worked the location were from the Disneyland Merchandise division, but were specially trained to run the Gallery as a Disney Museum. Cast Members were encouraged to give guests free tours of the Gallery, informing visitors of the facility’s rich history and provide information about the current exhibtion. This 1987 Grand OpeningDisney GalleryCommemorative Art Print is not onlySigned by John Henchbut, he added a cuteDrawing of Mickey Mouse!This special piece of artMeasures 38"tall x 21”wideWe have had this John Hench SignedThe Disney Gallery - New Orleans SquareCommemorative Grand OpeningArt Print since 1987.This Disney Gallery Art Print has been stored “flat”and has never been rolled up. The image is in excellent condition for being 32+ YEARS OLD! The ebay winning bidder will have the choice ofhaving this fine piece mailed either“Rolled” in a sturdy mailing tube for $69.95, or“Flat” packaged safely for $160. In order for it to be mailed “Flat”, the buyermust make notification prior to shipping. John Hench attended the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, along with the San Francisco California School of Fine Arts and the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. In 1939, he joined Disney at the old Hyperion Studios as a sketch artist in the story department working on Fantasia. Over his early career, he moved from “story” to “background” to “layout” and then on to the “special effects” department where his special effectswork on "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" won an Oscar in 1954. That same year, John Hench left the Studio to work at what is today known as Walt Disney Imagineering, where his first assignment was to design attractions for the original Tomorrowland in Disneyland. Later in 1960, John worked closely with Walt Disneyin developing the pageantry, opening and closing ceremonies for the VII Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley, as well as attractions for the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair. He later helped master plan Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland and develop ideas for theme parks, including Disney’s California Adventure, Animal Kingdom, and Tokyo Disneyland. John Hench was also Mickey Mouse’s official corporate portrait artist, having painted Mickey’s portrait for the 25th (1953), 50th (1978), 60th (1988), 70th (1998), and 75th (2003) birthdays. In 1999, John Hench celebdrated his 60th year working with the company. John Hench died February 5, 2004, in Burbank. As an Eternal Flame-Bearer and Senior Vice President of Walt Disney Imagineering, John Hench carried on Walt’s ideals and standards. You are bidding on The Disney Gallery 1987 Commemorative Grand Opening Art Print Signed by John Hench only.The other illustrations of John Hench or his otherillustrations are included for informationalpurpose only and not a part of the ebay sale. We are willing to work on the price for this item,therefore we have listed it as a BUY-IT-NOW item, and you also have the opportunity to MAKE-AN-OFFER! We have also been going through a large number ofDisney Memorabilia boxes containing thousands of itemsthat we have collected over the past 45 years!Take a look at our “OTHER ITEMS” and then markour “Ebay Store” as one of your favorites.We will continue to add moreDisney Memorabilia Items often! Please see our other listings for more Disney Memorabilia and other interesting items. We have been collecting Disney Memorabilia for 45 years. We will be happy to offer a shipping and handling discount on items that can be safely packaged together. Email with any questions. CONDITIONUsed and sold "As-Is". PAYMENT BY PAYPAL ONLY * This item will be very carefully packaged for shipping. * No International shipping. * Payment by Paypal Only. If you have a question about this item, send an email and you should get a prompt reply. Do not leave your questions for the last few hours of the auction, as there may not be enough time to respond. DIS 081918.09 _gsrx_vers_856 (GS 7.0.20 (856))

Price: 1160 USD

Location: Lincoln, California

End Time: 2023-10-02T00:59:11.000Z

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